Before anything else I wish to state that the following is not an attack on the Christian faith. It is a philosophical/hypothetical question, and I mean no disrespect to anyone by bringing it up.
I am currently writing a story about how people are creating the world around them, and Easter has become an important part of the plot. I have done some research and I have found the historical reasons for the calculation of Easter’s position in the yearly calendar. Here, for instance; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter . I can not, however, find subjective, emotional and personal reactions to these questions there and that is why I ask the members of AW.
I myself am a non-believer; I do not celebrate Easter; to me personally it is of little consequence when Easter is celebrated. But in my WIP, these are some of the questions that have surfaced;
The fact that the calculations for when to celebrate Easter are the same as the calculations for the Jewish Passover, is that something Christians in general know, and/or care about?
Does it matter to you that Easter is celebrated at different dates the same year, depending on whether you live in the “Eastern” or “Western” world? The calculations differ somewhat in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Would you find it blasphemous to contemplate a fixed date for Easter, based on for instance, calculations made by a computer as to which date Passover was the year 0?
Do you think you would accept it, if the Vatican was to change this long tradition, and decide to create a fixed date for Easter in the calendar, even if you are a Christian of a different denomination than Catholic?
Would you oppose such a decision if it was political instead?
Have you ever thought about these facts at all, or do you simply accept status quo?
I thank you in advance.
I am currently writing a story about how people are creating the world around them, and Easter has become an important part of the plot. I have done some research and I have found the historical reasons for the calculation of Easter’s position in the yearly calendar. Here, for instance; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter . I can not, however, find subjective, emotional and personal reactions to these questions there and that is why I ask the members of AW.
I myself am a non-believer; I do not celebrate Easter; to me personally it is of little consequence when Easter is celebrated. But in my WIP, these are some of the questions that have surfaced;
The fact that the calculations for when to celebrate Easter are the same as the calculations for the Jewish Passover, is that something Christians in general know, and/or care about?
Does it matter to you that Easter is celebrated at different dates the same year, depending on whether you live in the “Eastern” or “Western” world? The calculations differ somewhat in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Would you find it blasphemous to contemplate a fixed date for Easter, based on for instance, calculations made by a computer as to which date Passover was the year 0?
Do you think you would accept it, if the Vatican was to change this long tradition, and decide to create a fixed date for Easter in the calendar, even if you are a Christian of a different denomination than Catholic?
Would you oppose such a decision if it was political instead?
Have you ever thought about these facts at all, or do you simply accept status quo?
I thank you in advance.
